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1. Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of
(a) high initial and maintenance cost (b) lower discharge (c) lower speed of operation (d) necessity of air vessel (e) all of the above.
10. One horsepower is equal to : (a) 102 watts (b) 75 watts (c) 550 watts (d) 735 watts e) 33000 watts.
12. When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift, then pump characteristics should be
(a) horizontal (b) nearly horizontal (c) steep (d) first rise and then fall (e) none of the above.
13. In a single casing, multistage pump running at constant speed, the capacity rating is to be slightly lowered. It can be done by
(a) designing new impeller (b) trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining (c) not possible
(d) some other alterations in the impeller (e) none of the above.
14. If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same
pump when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same as of water would discharge
(a) same quantity of liquid (b) 0.75 Q (c) Q/0.75 (d) 1.5 Q (e) none of the above.
17. The optimum value of vane exit angle for a centrifugal pump impeller is
(a) 1015 (b) 2025 (c) 3040 (d) 5060 (e) 8090.
20. In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades are
(a) straight (b) bent forward (c) bent backward (d) radial (e) given aerofoil section.
22. For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation applications, following type of pump is preferred
(a) centrifugal (b) axial flow (c) reciprocating (d) mixed flow (e) none of the above.
7 Ans: a 15 Ans: b
8 Ans: b 16 Ans: a